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Ghulam Yahya |
Crafting Traditions |
$29.48 $22.11 |
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| Our knowledge of Indian society during British rule in the nineteenth century has rested primarily on the voluminous records of the East India Company, the works of various Europeans, the writings of many civil servants of the Company and the accounts of Indians writing in this period. Interesting first-hand and very useful alternative sources are writings of Indians produced on request or assignment by company administrators. Such accounts are by no means readily available; they were probably... |
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Ghulam Yahya Mehr Afshan Farooqi (Tr. & Ed.) |
Crafting Traditions: Documenting Trades and Crafts in the Early 19th Century North India |
$33.99 $25.49 |
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| The Kitab-i-Tasavir Shishagaran Vaghairah Va Bayan-i-Alat-i-Anha (The IIIustrated Book About Makers of Glassware, etc. and a Description of Their Tools) is Written by Ghulam Yahya in a matter-of-fact scientific, observational style. It is an economic and ethnographic description of eleven tradesmen and their crafts in the district of Bareilly in the Rohilkhand area in the1820s. The text is augmented with detailed drawings, showing tools and processes and coloured paintings in the regional... |
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S.S. Toshkhani |
Cultural Heritage of Kashmiri Pandits |
$112.49 $84.37 |
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| The book presents an overarching study of the significant contributions made by Kashmiri Pandits in core areas of Indian cultural and intellectual endeavours, from aesthetics, poetics, dramaturgy, historiography, linguistics, literature, folklore, transmission of the doctrines of Mahayana Buddhism, Kashmir Shaivism, mural, architectural and sculptural art. With these narrative on the long odyssey of the Kashmiri Pandits serving as the perspective, the volume presents interesting and... |
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William S. Haney II |
Culture and consciousness |
$30.99 $23.24 |
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| Culture and Consciousness argues that the vast interdisciplinary boom in consciousness research has enormous implications for literary and cultural studies, and that the potential benefits of this research in the twenty-first century are momentous. Its objective is to show how consciousness studies can help us reassess our approach to key issues and the fundamental assumptions of contemporary theory and criticism. In eight chapters, the first three theoretical and the others largely applied,... |
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G.D. Bakshi |
Dances with the Cranes |
$14.95 $11.21 |
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| "Dances with the cranes" celebrate, the magic and mystery of death and rebirth. These are poems of reincarnation that trace the rites of passage of the soul in the flight of the majestic Black Necked Cranes. Each year, from September to November these birds migrate from Tibet and colder regions of China to Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh. The Black Necked Cranes is the National Bird Bhutan. It is called Thrug-Thrug-Kam by the Druktas. It is deemed to be a good omen. It is a symbol of good fortune,... |
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Satguru Sivaya Subramaniya Swami |
Dancing With Siva: Hinduism's Contemporary Catechism |
$83.49 $62.62 |
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| A richly illustrated sourcebook of Indian spirituality in question-and-answer form, exploring how to know the Divine, honor all creation and see God everywhere, in everyone. The Master Course Trilogy you will find in this book the deepest truths and in-sights of Indian spirituality, some of it never published before, all of it relevant to your personal awakening on the path to merging with God. Drawn from fifty years of yogic realizations and sharing the Hindu mystical teachings with... |
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Ram Alexander |
Death Must Die |
$49.99 $37.49 |
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| Death Must Die gives an intimate first-hand account of a courageous woman's spiritual quest in close association with several of India's greatest modern saints. Ram Alexander, who was a close friend of Atmananda's and a fellow disciple of Anandamayi Ma, writes with insight about the guru-disciple relationship.Although written in a diary format, her story reads almost like a novel, beginning with her youthful involvement with Theosophy in the Vienna of the 1920s. In the 1940s she goes to Benares... |
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Themis |
Demeter and Persephone: A Mystery Play |
$5.99 $4.49 |
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| A play in dramatic blank verse based on the ancient Greek myth of the same name connected to the well-known Mysteries of Eleusis.
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V.R. Parthasarathy |
Devi: Goddesses in Indian Art and Literature |
$175.49 $131.62 |
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| The worship of the Divine as a Mother has an ancient history and persists in many cultures to the present day. The evolution of Goddess worship in India from the proto historic period to the Sixth century has been studied with relevant sculptural examples. A perusal of select texts provides a literary basis for this study. Further, the symbolic significance behind the icons comes to light by understanding the technical aspects of iconography. The book attempts to trace the various... |
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Bhartiya Jnanapith |
Dharmamrit Anagar |
$19.49 $14.62 |
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| Among ancient writers of Jaina religious treatises the pre-eminent scholar Pandit Ashadhar is revered so much that although a householder, he is called ‘acharyakalpa’ (one who is regarded like a preceptor). He has written so extensively and outstandingly on different subjects pertaining to Jaina religion, philosophy, literature, grammar etc. that he is compared to the great scripture- writer Hemachandra. Of great significance are his commentaries on works written by others as well as the... |
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Ramgovind Shukla |
Dhavanyalokadarsha |
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C. J. C. Davdison |
Diary of Travels and Adventures in Upper India (2 Volumes in Hardcover) |
$42.11 $31.58 |
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| Diary of Travels and Adventures in Upper India in two volumes chronicles the travels and adventures of the Late Bengal Lt.Colonel of Engineers, C.J.C. Davidson.
The book takes us on his adventure from Bareilly (in Rohilcund) to Hardwar and Nahun in the Himalayan Mountains. We join the adventurer on a tour in Bundelcund, a sporting excursion in the Kingdom of Oude, and a voyage down the Ganges. |
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Prasanna Kumar Acharya |
Dictionary of Hindu Architecture - Manasara Series 1 |
$62.49 $46.87 |
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| The treatise contining knowledge and experience in town-planning, Architecture, sculpture etc. of ancient India. The book is the outcome of years of studious research carried out by the Author tobring this vast, but almost forgotton, treasure-house within easy reach of all. the present volume is a dictionary which devotes itself exclusively to the terminology of Hindu Architecture. Here the word architecture encompasses all activities of man connected with the satisfaction of one of his basic... |
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K.P.S. Menon |
Dictionary of Kathakali |
$16.49 $12.37 |
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| This book, perhaps the first illustrated dictionary of its kind, is a compilation of the terms used in Kathakali. It attempts as wide a coverage as would be relevant and useful to students, scholars and enthusiasts of the art for whom it is chiefly intended. Explanations are simple and, where necessary, clearly illustrated. Headwords recur in the entry, with diacritical marks to help correct pronunciation.About the Author: K.P.S. MENON, well-known author of books on art & literature. |
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Eric Blom |
Dictionary of Music |
$37.99 $28.49 |
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| This book can be used for quick reference by anybody who is at all interested in music and this may be used even by those who have no special learning and who may not be able to read music notation. An attempt has been made to explain technical points without the aid of music-type.
This book contains references to Ancient and Oriental music instruments. Even the performances of the past who do appear will be found to have comparatively short entries allotted to them. ... |
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Frits Staal |
Discovering the Vedas: Origins, Mantras, Rituals, Insights |
$31.99 $23.99 |
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| This is a remarkable book. It untangles the many complexities of the Vedas and combines Staal’s scholarly respect for the texts, with explanations that are lucid and occasionally witty. His insights are thoughtful and perceptive. Romila Thapar In this unprecedented guide to the Vedas, Frits Staal, and the celebrated author of Agni: The Vedic Ritual of the Fire Altar and Universals: Studies in Indian Logic and Linguistics examines almost every aspect of these ancient sources of Indic... |
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Shyamal Banerjee |
Divine Songs of Sage Poet Ramprasad |
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| Ramprasad Sen was born in the second decade of the eighteenth century in Halishahar in (then) Bengal. He was a great saint in Shakta cult. But, he was too a natural poet and composer.
The songs are hymns to Goddess Mother Kali couched in rustic words and symbols of everyday life. Yet, most of this symbolism is a rare mosaic of the occult mystery of Tantrashastra and carry a double meaning. Thus, flying kites, the blind ox trudging routine endless circles of the village oil-machine (ghaani),... |
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Natalia Lidova |
Drama and Ritual of Early Hinduism |
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| Drama and ritual of Early Hinduism is concerned with the study of the relations between drama and ritual in early Hindu culture. These relations are analysed in the context of yajna-dominated Vedism and Puja-dominated hinduism. Drama and Ritual of Early Hinduism sets out to explore the foundations of theatre in ritual practice. In a careful, systematic way Lidova lays out a process by which the classical Sanskrit theatre may have come into existence. Scholars have wrestled with this... |
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J. Soundararajan |
Early Chalukyan Temples: Art, Architecture & Iconography (with special reference to Aihole) |
$125.49 $94.12 |
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| The book deals with the essence of Art and Architecture subtly twain with Iconography and Aesthetics besides legend and tradition for the sake of readers, it has been designed to bring out the marked of location, environ with present administrative support. A horizontal outline based on the epigraphically evidence of the early Chalukya tracing the contemporary political set up of that age shown.
The work gives an emphasis to art form pattern set by the early Chalukyas tracing with veracity of... |
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M.C. Joshi |
Early Classical Art of South Asia (Set 2 Vols.) |
$320.99 $240.74 |
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| The present volume 'Early Classical Art of South Asia' is edited by Prof. M.C. Joshi and Dr. D.P. Sharma. The period of Gupta dynasty begins around 319 A.R ends up to 578 A.D. The art of Gupta period has often been referred to as the classical art of early South Asia. The art of Gupta period was characterized by a sensitivity modeled body from a severity of expansion and dominant spiritual purpose.
During Gupta Age there was all-round development particularly in fine arts-literature both... |
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Cait Johnson |
Earth, Water, Fire, & Air |
$10.99 $8.24 |
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| The root of human spirituality is grounded in four elements—earth, water, fire and air. They are common to all people and almost every spiritual path; they are the keys to our understanding of Spirit; and they can help you achieve personal fulfillment and re-connection with others. This inspiring guidebook explains the role of the elements in different faith traditions and how they’ve been incorporated into religious practices and ceremonies. You will be encouraged to explore your own... |
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Sangeeta Dutta |
EcoMuseum: Perspectives in India |
$96.49 $72.37 |
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| Museums have shifted their impotents from objects to community and likewise many eco-museums developed worldwide. Eco-museum, a French origin term has made revolutionary charges in the existing nation of museums. It service as rescue mechanism for heritage identity and development, eco-museums have made very little progress in India, whereas there are tremendous opportunities. The manifestations of Indian civilizations, the sacred complex, has been experimented.
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Shruti Jauhari |
Elements of Hindustani Classical Music |
$32.49 $24.37 |
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| Hindustani classical music, a jewel in the crown of the Indian musical tradition, has become increasingly popular in South India and abroad over the last few decades. This book attempts to present a detailed and comprehensive discussion of the fundamental concepts and aspects of Hindustani classical music. It begins with an account of the history and evolution of Hindustani classical music by taking up developments in a chronological order. It explains a number of terms and processes involved... |
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Ram Karan Sharma |
Elements poetry in the Mahabharta |
$18.99 $14.24 |
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| This book represents the first attempt of its kind to present a detailed, systematic analysis of the Upamana dharmas (Tertia Comparationis) of the various objects of comparison found in the Mahabharata. It also critically examines the position of the Great Epic as a fascinating specimen of Oral poetic composition abounding, as it does, in the repetitions of the poetic formulae of the various categories. A study of some of the major figures of speech also provides an authoritative material... |
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E.B. Havell |
Encyclopaedia of Architecture in the Indian Subcontinent |
$169.95 $127.46 |
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| The book is a scholarly account of the glories of India's architectural heritage and deals with the entire subcontinet including Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. The book traces the cultural contacts which have contributed to the rich mosaic of temples, mosques, palaces, forts and other nonuments that have gone towards the creation of one of the greatest civilizations of the world.
The book is a scholarly account of the glories of India's architectural heritage and deals with the... |
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